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Three youngsters have been discovered lifeless in a Texas residence and two others have been taken to hospitals Friday afternoon, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.
All 5 have been siblings, Little one Protecting Companies confirmed to CNN affiliate WFAA.
They have been in “short-term CPS care,” in response to Tiffani Butler with the Texas Division of Household and Protecting Companies.
The house is within the small city of Italy, about 40 miles south of Dallas.
“We’re shocked by this incomprehensible tragedy, and already working with regulation enforcement to research how this occurred, and why,” Butler advised CNN.
Sheriff’s Deputy Jerry Cozby mentioned a suspect has been detained and “there is no such thing as a hazard to the general public presently.”